Planners approve Mount Washington hotel, condo project
Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at 01:00PMPittsburgh Post-Gazette - November 10, 2009
By Mark Belko
The Pittsburgh planning commission has cleared the way for an ambitious $90 million hotel and condominium development at the site of the former Edge Restaurant on Mount Washington.
The commission voted unanimously to approve a preliminary land development plan for the project and to recommend a change in the zoning, now a combination of Grandview public realm, local neighborhood commercial, and multifamily to a residential/commercial planned unit development district.
"This certainly looks to me like a fantastic project," commission member Kirk Burkley said.
The zoning change now goes before city council for final approval.
Developer Steve Beemsterboer and architect Charles L. Desmone hope to break ground on the One Grandview Avenue project by this time next year. They plan to build a 110-room luxury hotel and up to 55 condominiums on Mount Washington next to the Monongahela Incline.
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